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Vintage Wedding Stationery | A Guide from Birdhouse197

Our guide to vintage wedding stationery: the four designs where vintage shows up most, and the stories behind them.

What Is a Victorian Puzzle Purse? The Story Behind Our Victorian Folding Letter

A Victorian puzzle purse is a love letter folded from one square of paper. Here is where it comes from, and how we make it for weddings.

We're Looking for a 2027 Couple | Candle & Key Couple Call-Out

We're looking for one couple marrying in 2027 to work with us on a full bespoke set of our Candle & Key silhouette invitations. If you're planning a gothic, dark or alternative wedding, this on...

Printable Wedding Signs, From Proof to Print

If you've fallen for our designs but you're getting married outside the UK, you've probably run into the same problem many couples do: our large boards are simply too big to ship overseas. So we ma...

Witchy Wedding Invitations | A Guide from Birdhouse197

Witchy is its own thing, distinct from full gothic. Lighter, more colourful, and rooted in a very specific bit of nostalgia for us. We grew up on the whimsical goth of the 90s. Practical Magic, Th...

Save the Date Cards | A Guide from Birdhouse197

A save the date does a different job to an invitation. It goes out months earlier, carries less information, and its only real task is to get a date into someone's calendar. That's the official v...

Halloween Wedding Invitations with RSVP

Halloween Wedding Invitations with RSVP Gothic, alternative and Halloween wedding invitations with RSVP cards, designed as a complete cohesive suite. Personalised, printed in the UK and shipped wor...

Gothic Wedding Invitations | A Guide from Birdhouse197

Couples usually come to us with their venue already booked and a vision board full of ideas. What we do is help tie all of that together, starting with the save the date that lets your guests know...

What Is a Gatefold Wedding Invitation? | Birdhouse197

A gatefold isn't just a bigger card. It opens like a little reveal, with room for the full illustration and all the details in one beautiful piece. Here's what makes the format different, and why i...

What We Wish Couples Knew | Wedding Stationery Advice from George & Joshua

Honest tips from two designers who have heard every question, made every mistake, and genuinely love what they do. We get asked a lot of questions. Some of them are about designs, colourways, foil ...